Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-17

you. Who can say? You will do what God
wills, not what you will"
The elder man was speaking seriously now.
Muller felt that this was none of the whining
cant people in authority among the Beers
find it desirable TO adopt. 1t was what he
thought, and it chilled Muller in spite of his
pretended skepticisin as the sincere belief of
an intellectual man, however opposite TO our
own, is apt TO chill us into doubt of ourselves
and our opinions. For moment his slumbcr
ing superstition awoke, and he felt half
afraid. Between him and that bright future
of blood and power lay u chill gulf. Suppose
that gulf should be death, and the future
nothing but a dreamer worse! His face
fell as the idea occurred to him, and the
general noticed it.
"Well, :" he went on, "he who lives will see
Meanwhile you have done good service to the
state, and you shall have your reward cou-
sin. If | am president'-he laid emphasis on
! this, the meaning of which his listener did
not mss-"if by the support of my followers
/ become president, will not forget you
And now / must upsaddle and get back. l
want to he at Laing's Mex in sixty hours, TO
, wait for Gen. Woods answer. You will see
about the sending in of those prisoners" and
he knocked out his pipe and rose.
"By the way, meinheer," said Muller, sud-
denly adopting tone of respect, 81 have a
| favor to ask"
"What is it, nephew"
al want pass for two friends of mine
English people-in Pretoria to go down TO
| their relations in Wakkerstroom district.
( They sent "A message to me by Hans Coetzee u
81 don't like giving passes" answered the
general with some irritation You know
what it means, letting out messengers.
wonder you ask me-"
at is a small favor, meinheer, and do not
think that it will much matter. Pretoria
will not be besieged much longer, | am
under an obligation to the people"
"Well, well, as you like; but, if any harm
comes of it, you will be held responsible
Write the pass; | will sign it."
Frank Muller sat down and wrote and
dated the paper Its contents were simple
"Pass the bearers unframed"
"That is big enough to drive a wagon along,
said the general, when it was handed to hin
to sign. 1T might mean all Pretoria"
81 am not certain if there are two or three
of Them answered Muller, carelessly.
"Well, well, you are responsible Give m,
the pen;' and he scrawled his big coarse sig
nature at the foot.
~ propose, with your permission, to escor
the cart down with two other men, AS 20,
are aware, go down to take over the com
mand of the Wakkerstroom district to-mor
row.
Every good 1t is your affair. You ar
responsible. l shall ask no questions, pro
vided your friends do no hurt to the cause; :
and he left the room without another word.
When the great man had gone Frank Null
Ter sat down again on the bench and looked
at the pass, and communed with himself, fol
he was far too wise man to commune will
anybody else. "The Lord hath delivered mine
enemy into mine hand, he said with a smile
and stroked his golden beard. well, well,
will not waste his mercful opportunities as
did that day out buck shooting. And thei
for Bessie. l suppose l shall have to kill thu
old man, too. am sorry for that but it can
be helped; BESIDES if anything should hap